Adorable Teddies series: Archy!

Hi everyone, I hope you're doing well!

Here's someone I want you to meet. His name is Archy, and he has been one of my foster bears for a few months now.

Hand made by the lovely Dutch 'bear maker' Marrie van Vliet, he's destined to be picked up by his adoptive mom: miniaturist and dolls house guru Rebecca Micallef, from the beautiful Mediterranean island of Malta.

But until that happens, little Archy is staying with me, along with his sister Pebbles and other bears of my own. Here you can see him sitting on what I call the 'loading platform' of my latest dolls house acquisition. I think he's totally adorable, don't you??

That's all for now!  Thanks for visiting, and see you next time!

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Social distancing.

Welcome, dear reader, I hope you're doing well!

During these strange, Covid-19 days, one hears a lot about "social distancing," which means keeping a safe, 1,5 meter (about 4,5 feet) distance between yourself and any other person you may encounter.

This may be somewhat challenging to some, but not so to these two ladies, having an informal evening chat in The Centennial dolls house.

You see, in the old days, those fashionable, wide dresses, apart from being beautiful, came with a generous, built-in 'social distance protection' of their own.  Just imagine them getting entangled in each others dresses for getting too close..

That's all for now! Thanks for visiting, stay healthy, and see you next time!

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On Lockdown

It's April, and in the Northern Hemisphere, the sweet rays of the Spring sun are awakening Nature from her winter slumber once again.

Inside the Centennial dolls house, Pebbles the little bear is enjoying the view of the garden, and all that blossoms and blooms in it. But not all is what it seems. It's not safe to go outside.

A dangerous virus, Pebbles was told, was traveling through the entire world, making everyone sick who was unlucky enough to cross its path.

Pebbles was worried, yes, even a bit scared. She was told to stay inside, "on lockdown" they said. And she had to remain there, until the virus blew over. She opened the window a bit, and peered outside. 

"Don't even think of going out," her big brother Oscar said, "there is a pandemic out there!" A pan-what? That word didn't mean anything to her. It made her think of pancakes, and actually she felt a bit hungry.

She thought of her big sister Posy, who lived on a beautiful island, far away. She wondered how Posy would be, and if she also had to stay indoors because of the virus.

"I hope she's alright," thought Pebbles, "I should send her a message, or better still, call her online and see how she's doing. I miss her a lot. Besides, she makes such delicious pancakes!"

 

To everyone out there, please stay safe, and look after each other. One day the virus will be gone, and we'll all be able to play outside again!

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